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IRONMAN 70.3 Boulder 2021 Race Report
This is the third year that I’ve raced IRONMAN 70.3 Boulder. Each year the course has been a little different,…
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Haleakala! I Climbed a F’ing Volcano
We were off to Maui, and there was one thing I was determined to do. Climb Haleakala! Somewhere I had…
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IRONMAN Coeur d’Alene Race Report
IRONMAN Coeur d’Alene did not disappoint. After a crazy year away from real racing we are back! But the IRONMAN…
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Tri Boulder 2021 Race Report
The Beast they call it, the long distance triathlon at the Boulder Tri, that’s what I signed up for back in early 2020. I had good luck at this race. In 2018 I took first place in my age group on it’s inaugural run. This year, I had a heavy schedule and a long race…
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Rock ‘N’ Roll Denver Half Marathon Race Report
This was my first time racing the Rock ‘N’ Roll Denver Half Marathon. It looked like an exciting late season race that worked well with my schedule. I was also familiar with the course so there would be no big surprises. IRONMAN own the Rock ‘N’ Roll Marathon brand so there was a very familiar…
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Boulder Sunset Triathlon 2019 Race Report
I decided to give the Boulder Sunset Triathlon another go this year. I’ve done this race a number of times and it was my first podium in an Olympic distance race. It’s a familiar course and I had high expectations going into the race. I originally hadn’t planed on doing this race, but added to…
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Marathon Training
This is the third year I’ve singed up for the Colfax Marathon, but it will only be the second year I ran it. Two years ago I had every intention on starting my second open marathon, but my stomach had other plans. A nasty intestinal virus kept me from training and led to my first…
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Dealing with Injuries
I always took care of myself. I watched what I eat, I was pretty strict making sure that I only took in whole, organic foods. I supplemented making sure I got ever single little vitamin and mineral my body needed. I made sure I got recover and enough sleep each night, sacrificing many events to…
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IRONMAN 70.3 Boulder 2018 Race Report
This was my second year competing in the IRONMAN 70.3 Boulder race. Last year I had a great race and I was looking to improve upon that performance. It was also my third half IRONMAN distance of the season. Last year there were several issue I ran into, and this year with that knowledge in…
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Race Anecdotes: Boulder Stage Race
If you weren’t a climber there was an ice cube’s chance in hell you’d podium in the three races. Friday was an uphill time trial. Saturday was a time trial in Hygiene, which, flatter than the other two days, still had quite the hill to overcome. And Sunday, glorious Sunday, was a 36-mile road race,…
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Battle of the Bear: My First Mountain Bike Race
I had given up on the idea of racing a mountain bike after choosing the Guanella Pass Hill Climb over the Beti Bike Bash. The Beti Bike Bash has a race category specific to women who have never raced before. I was all about that because mountain biking intimidated the shit out me. To factor…
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Lookout Mountain Triathlon 2018 Race Report
I’ve not had the best luck with sprint triathlons. So I was not sure what to what to expect at the Lookout Mountain Triathlon. This race was unique as it’s a pool swim for only 525 yards. My friend Adam, that I’ve know since junior high, had done this race in the past and encouraged me to…
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Boulder Sunrise Triathlon 2018 Race Report
This is the third year that I’ve compete in the Boulder Sunrise Triathlon. I’m not sure what my expectations were going into this race. The past two years I had finished in 3rd place. So I really wanted to move up and podium. In the week leading up to the race, I had let my…